Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — S2 - Chapter 53

SO, ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR TIME IN HANYANG?

YES, MASTER... I MEAN, MY LORD.

WE ARE HONORED TO BE INVITED TO YOUR HOME.

I’M SORRY I COULDN’T FIND THE TIME TO LOOK AFTER YOU IN HANYANG. COURT AFFAIRS HAVE KEPT ME BUSY.

NOT AT ALL, SIR. WE UNDERSTAND.

BUT I DID HEAR GENERAL LEE ENTERTAINED YOU THE OTHER DAY.

WELL... YES... HE DID SURPRISE US WITH A VISIT.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF FOOLISHNESS HE MUST’VE PUT YOU THROUGH...

TRY NOT TO GET YOURSELVES INTO TROUBLE.

THAT’S WHY I CALLED THE TWO OF YOU HERE. YOU’RE THE SQUAD LEADERS.

TH-THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, SIR.

GWIYEONG...

CAN I COUNT ON YOU?

YOU USED TO GET SWEPT UP IN YOUR EMOTIONS.

I EXPECT YOU'VE CHANGED SINCE.

OH, COME ON...

ARE YOU GONNA KEEP ME HERE FOREVER?

WHAT? DON'T TELL ME YOU NEED THE TOILET AGAIN!

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT! HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO STAY TIED UP?!

HMM... CAN'T REALLY SAY. WE'RE JUST TAKING PRECAUTIONS...

I TOLD YOU I WON'T TRY ANYTHING!

BEAR IT. IT CAN'T BE HELPED...

DAM, IT'S NOT THAT WE ALL DISTRUST YOU.

BUT WITH THE THINGS AS THEY ARE, YOU CAN'T BLAME US FOR BEING WARY.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO SO YOU'LL TRUST ME?

WELL... TIME WILL TELL.

DARN IT...

IF THEY DON'T RELEASE ME, I'LL BE STUCK HERE--

WAIT UNTIL YUJEONG AND GWIYEONG GET BACK.

HELLO...

OH MY, YOU ARE ALL HERE.

OH, AREN'T YOU DAM'S OLD NEIGHBOR WE MET AT THE TAVERN?

YES, THAT'S ME.

I THOUGHT I’D COME BY AND TALK WITH DAM... HUH?

DAM?! WHY ARE YOU ALL TIED UP?

AND LOOK AT YOUR FACE! WHAT HAPPENED?

OH... HELLO...

UMM... IT’S A LONG STORY...

DON’T TELL ME THIS IS HOW YOU’VE BEEN TREATING HIM ALL THIS TIME!

WHAT DID HE EVER DO?

I TOLD YOU ABOUT THE ROUGH CHILDHOOD HE HAD TO ENDURE!

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO HIM?

I ONLY TOLD YOU THOSE THINGS BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOOD PEOPLE!

HAHA! THIS IS A MISUNDERSTANDING!

WHY WOULD WE BULLY HIM? HAHA...

AFTER DAM LEFT US THAT NIGHT, HE CAME BACK ALL DRUNK AND MESSED UP.

HE KEPT ASKING FOR MORE DRINKS, SO WE HAD TO TAKE SOME EXTREME MEASURES. HAHA...

I-IS THAT SO?

DUMOK...!

WE HAVE NO CHOICE! WE CAN'T LET ANYONE FIND OUT DAM WAS UP TO NO GOOD.

DID YOU HAVE MORE TO DRINK AFTER LEAVING THE TAVERN...?

I GUESS YOU REMEMBERED SOME OLD MEMORIES AFTER COMING BACK TO HANYANG...

DAM, I BROUGHT YOU SOME RICE CAKES. I KNOW YOU LIKE THEM.

HERE, I GOT SOME FOR EVERYONE. COME AND JOIN US.

BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW WE WERE HERE...?

HERE, DAM. IT'S A BAEKSEOLGI. YOUR FAVORITE.

PLEASE, TAKE SOME TOO.

TH-THANK YOU.

....?!

WE CALL OURSELVES HOEBEON.

WE ARE EVERYWHERE.

AS FOR YOUR PAST...

...SOMEONE WHO USED TO KNOW YOU INFORMED US.

UMM...

I'D LIKE TO TALK WITH DAM ABOUT THE OLD DAYS...

I’LL TAKE HIM FOR A WALK. WE WON’T TAKE LONG.

WAS IT YOU...

...WHO TOLD HOEBEON ABOUT ME?

IS THAT WHY YOU APPROACHED ME AT THE TAVERN? WAS IT ALL A PART OF THE PLAN?

I’LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING LATER.

YOUR COLLEAGUES MUST BE ON OUR TAIL.

TRY TO KEEP IT DOWN.

WELL, AREN’T YOU IMPRESSIVE. SO WHERE ARE WE HEADED?

FIRST, WE’RE GOING TO MEET SANG.

BUT YOU JUST TOLD ME MY COLLEAGUES ARE ON OUR TAIL...

DON’T WORRY.

WE’LL SHAKE THEM OFF.

ARE WE TAILING HIM NOW?

IS THIS REALLY NECESSARY?

BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.

HE'S WITH AN OLD NEIGHBOR. WHAT WOULD HE DO ANYWAY?

SPARE A COIN...

PLEASE... I HAVEN’T EATEN FOR DAYS...

ANYTHING. PLEASE...

I-I DIDN’T THINK THERE WOULD BE BEGGARS IN HANYANG...

PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE. WHY WOULD THIS CITY BE ANY DIFFERENT?

HERE'S A COIN FOR YOU.

I CAN'T EVEN BUY ME A BOWL OF SOUP WITH THIS!

PLEASE GIVE ME MORE!

WH-WHAT? THE NERVE...

DUMOK, WE'RE GONNA LOSE THEM!

FINE! HERE'S SOME MORE!

NOW, LET ME GO...

YOU MANAGED TO SHAKE THEM OFF.

WELL DONE.

YOU MAY GO NOW.

SURE. SEE YOU AGAIN.

W-WAIT...

WHAT'S GOING ON?

DON'T WORRY. YOU'LL SEE HER AGAIN.

WHY DID YOU BRING ME HERE?

DID YOU SECURE THE WEAPON THEN?

NO... NOT YET.

BUT NOT TO WORRY. IT WILL BE HERE.

HOW DID THINGS GO ON YOUR SIDE?

DID YOU MANAGE TO CONVINCE YOUR COLLEAGUES?

HARDLY. YOU SAW THEM FOLLOW US, DIDN'T YOU?

THERE'S NO WAY THEY'D LET ME OFF THAT EASY.

BESIDES, OUR JOB IS TO SUSPECT EVERYTHING. IT'S IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION.

OH WELL... I FIGURED AS MUCH.

FOR THE SAKE OF THE FUTURE...

...IT'S PROBABLY BEST TO GET RID OF YOUR COLLEAGUES.

WHAT...?

IT'S SAFER THAT WAY.

MAYBE NOT ALL OF THEM. JUST THE MAIN ONES, AT LEAST...

WE COULD DISGUISE IT AS AN ACCIDENT SO IT DOESN'T RAISE ANY SUSPICION.

OH, COME ON. I NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT KILLING THEM.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS... YOU GOT THIS ALL WRONG.

DID YOU FORGET WHAT I TOLD YOU THE OTHER DAY?

I'M NOT SPEAKING ON THEIR BEHALF BECAUSE THEY ARE MY COLLEAGUES.

I'VE FOUGHT ALONGSIDE THEM IN BATTLES TO THE DEATH.

A GROUP LIKE THE HOEBEON CAN NEVER--

NO. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU FORGOT WHAT I SAID.

WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE WHO'VE FOUGHT...

...BATTLES TO THE DEATH.

WHAT?! HE SUDDENLY ATTACKED!

RAAAH!

I KNOW HANYANG HAS A REPUTATION FOR THIEVES AND SWINDLERS.

BUT EVEN BEGGARS SEEM TO BE DANGEROUS HERE.

SOON, YOU’LL TELL ME WHY YOU DID THIS!

BUT BEFORE THAT, I’M GONNA BEAT YOU SENSELESS!

UGH...

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, BEATING UP MY FRIENDS?

DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH?